| Tasted 27/6/02: Colour - golden yellow. Nose - lovely honeyed aroma. Palate - refreshing lemon acidity served as a perfect foil for the honeyed complexity that came with ageing. The finish was not exceptionally long, but who cares, as one simply took another sip to keep the flavour going. The wine tasted surprisingly young, with no burnt bread or acetone aromas that is typical of many old (15+ years) semillons. Despite the 23 years of age, this bottle was not ullaged! It was most probably a well cellared bottle that had a good cork, which kept the wine youthful. Should be delightful with pan-seared scallops. |
